Four wires of same material, the same cross-sectional area and the same length when connected in parallel give a resistance of 0.25 Q. If the same four wires are connected is series the effective resistance will be (a) 1 Q (b) 2 Q (c) 3 Q (d) 4 Q

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Four wires of same material, the same cross-sectional area and the same
length when connected in parallel give a resistance of 0.25 Q. If the same four
wires are connected is series the effective resistance will be
(a) 1 Q
(b) 2 Q
(c) 3 Q
(d) 4 Q
Transcribed Image Text:Four wires of same material, the same cross-sectional area and the same length when connected in parallel give a resistance of 0.25 Q. If the same four wires are connected is series the effective resistance will be (a) 1 Q (b) 2 Q (c) 3 Q (d) 4 Q
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